West Chicago Crime
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'Coward' gets 9 years for leaving friend to die in Wheaton crashSep 11, 2013 5:00 pm - Judge issues nine-year sentence after Wheaton teen's death
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W. Chicago Police warn of sewer grate theftsSep 10, 2013 6:38 pm - West Chicago police are asking residents to be on the lookout for any suspicious activity near sewer grates in the village. In the past few months, there’s been several ...
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School cabdriver who didn't disclose sex assault conviction sentencedSep 10, 2013 6:00 pm - A Skokie cabdriver who transported children to and from schools in Cook, DuPage and Lake counties pleaded guilty to failing to disclose a 1993 sexual assault conviction ...
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Lawyer: Villa Park trustee’s account of dispute ‘baloney’Sep 10, 2013 4:50 pm - Villa Park Trustee Robert Taglia hopes to “restore some peace” on his block after being charged with disorderly conduct in a recent neighborhood spat, he said Tuesday. T...
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Hanover Park man pleads not guilty to homicide in teen’s heroin deathSep 10, 2013 12:21 pm - A Hanover Park man faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted of providing the heroin that killed a 15-year-old Bartlett boy, prosecutors said at his arraignment Tuesda...
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Four face mob action charges at apartments near LombardSep 09, 2013 2:00 pm - Four known gang members were charged with felony mob action after a fight at an apartment complex near Lombard, police said Monday. DuPage County sheriff's deputies res...
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Glendale Heights man gets 5 years for $200,000 gold theft from jewelerSep 09, 2013 12:00 pm - A former employee of a Glen Ellyn jeweler was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for stealing more than $200,000 in solid gold bars. Daniel Knaack, 52, of Glendal...
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How $185,000 Naperville diamond theft went downSep 06, 2013 11:38 am - Police have released surveillance footage of three people stealing diamonds from a Naperville jewelry store. The caper occurred around 11:20 a.m. Aug. 26 at Precious Fi...
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Police: Teen released after Aurora man, 31, died from plastic comb woundSep 05, 2013 5:29 pm - A 19-year-old who was questioned about the stabbing death of an Aurora man earlier this week has been released without being charged while authorities continue their inv...
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Naperville woman guilty of trying to bribe cop to avoid another DUISep 05, 2013 1:00 pm - A $350 bribe ended up costing Tareya Rhone a felony conviction. The Naperville woman was sentenced to jail and probation this week after admitting she offered the cash ...